# 2015 Algarve Cup

The 2015 Algarve Cup was the 22nd edition of the Algarve Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Portugal. It took place on 4–11 March.

## Format

Because of the number of competitive teams this year, the format was changed. Previously Group C teams were unable to get into the final, which was played between Group A and B winners. This year however, the final was played between the two best group winners.
Points awarded in the group stage followed the standard formula of three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss. In the case of two teams being tied on the same number of points in a group, their head-to-head result determine the higher place.

## Teams

The participating teams were announced on 20 October 2014.
| Team | FIFA Rankings (December 2014) |
| Germany | 1 |
| United States | 2 |
| France | 3 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Sweden | 5 |
| Brazil | 8 |
| Norway | 12 |
| China | 13 |
| Denmark | 16 |
| Switzerland | 19 |
| Iceland | 20 |
| Portugal (hosts) | 42 |

## Match officials

The referees were announced on 20 February 2015.

### Referees

* María Carvajal
* Qin Liang
* Jana Adámková
* Stéphanie Frappart
* Melissa Borjas
* Carina Vitulano
* Cardella Samuels
* Lucila Montes
* Ri Hyang-ok
* Cristina Dorcioman
* Abirami Naidu
* Esther Staubli
* Claudia Rodriguez
* Gladys Lengwe

### Assistant referees

* Sarah Ho
* Ella De Vries
* Janette Arcanjo
* Loreto Cravero
* Cui Yongmei
* Liang Jianping
* Sanja Karšić
* Lucie Ratajová
* Manuela Nicolosi
* Chrysoula Kourompylia
* Princess Brown
* Stacy-Ann Greyson
* Bernadettar Kwimbira
* Enedina Gómez
* Lixy Guerrero
* Widiya Habibah Shamsuri
* Hong Kum-nyo
* Petruţa Iugulescu
* Kim Kyoung-min
* Yolanda Rodriguez
* Belinda Brem
* Susanne Küng
* Aywa Dzodope
* Natalia Rachynska
* Luciana Mascaraña
* Mariana Odone

## Group stage

The groups were announced on 18 December 2014.
All times are local (UTC±00:00).

### Tie-breaking criteria

For the group stage of this tournament, where two or more teams in a group tied on an equal number of points, the finishing positions will be determined by the following tie-breaking criteria in the following order:
* number of points obtained in the matches among the teams in question
* goal difference in all the group matches
* number of goals scored in all the group matches
* fair-play ranking in all the group matches
* FIFA ranking

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |

### Ranking of teams for placement matches

The ranking of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placed teams in each group to determine the placement matches:
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Final |
| 2 | B | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Final |
| 3 | A | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | Third-place match |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | Third-place match |
| 2 | B | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Fifth-place match |
| 3 | C | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | Fifth-place match |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Seventh-place match |
| 2 | B | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Seventh-place match |
| 3 | C | Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Ninth-place match |
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | Ninth-place match |
| 2 | C | Portugal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | Eleventh-place match |
| 3 | A | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | Eleventh-place match |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | United States |
| | France |
| | Germany |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Norway |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | Brazil |
| 8 | Switzerland |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Iceland |
| 11 | Portugal |
| 12 | China |

## Goalscorers
### 4 goals

* Sofia Jakobsson

### 3 goals

* Marta
* Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen
* Eugénie Le Sommer
* Alexandra Popp
* Solveig Gulbrandsen

### 2 goals

* Andressa
* Pernille Harder
* Gaëtane Thiney
* Dzsenifer Marozsán
* Anja Mittag
* Kozue Ando
* Dolores Silva
* Caroline Seger
* Lara Dickenmann
* Carli Lloyd

### 1 goal

* Bia
* Bruna
* Gu Yasha
* Wang Shanshan
* Xu Yanlu
* Caroline Rask
* Johanna Rasmussen
* Camille Abily
* Kenza Dali
* Claire Lavogez
* Simone Laudehr
* Célia Šašić
* Yuri Kawamura
* Nahomi Kawasumi
* Aya Miyama
* Yuika Sugasawa
* Kumi Yokoyama
* Melissa Bjånesøy
* Emilie Haavi
* Ada Hegerberg
* Isabell Herlovsen
* Ingrid Moe Wold
* Trine Bjerke Rønning
* Laura Luís
* Cláudia Neto
* Filipa Rodrigues
* Kosovare Asllani
* Lotta Schelin
* Fabienne Humm
* Rahel Kiwic
* Lia Wälti
* Julie Johnston
* Alex Morgan
* Christen Press
* Amy Rodriguez
* Abby Wambach